Bettega is a one-time EliteXC fighter and member of the Chute Boxe MMA fight team. He takes on Phillips, an American Kickboxing Academy fighter who recently scored a Strikeforce Challengers 6 submission win over Eric Lawson, who entered the bout with a five-fight win streak.

Martytniouk and Lawrence, meanwhile, both make their pro debuts. Martytniouk is a former amateur boxer in Russia who now tests the waters in MMA. Lawrence is a two-time St. Louis Golden Gloves boxing tournament winner and six-time national amateur kickboxing champion. He went 5-0 as an MMA amateur and now makes his pro debut.

Cummins is a former NCAA Division I wrestler with Penn State who makes his pro debut. He takes on Brown, who turned pro earlier this year and has posted a TKO win over Luke Burton and a decision win over Vadiano La Luz.

Bettega, Martytniouk and Cummins all were part of the EA Sports MMA/Sherdog.com “Exchange Program” and trained with established Strikeforce stars in preparation for the Dec. 4 fights.

A total of 26 fighters got their chance to shine on Saturday as part of UFC 190 at Rio de Janeiro’s HSBC Arena. Now that UFC 190 is in the books, it’s time to commence MMAjunkie’s “Three Stars” ceremony.

The man known for cranking submissions to the point of injury added eye-gouging to his repertoire. But is the controversy of Rousimar Palhares too essential to his bizarre, awful appeal for his employers to take any meaningful action against him?